No air from any vent because snow has built up at the blower inlet (Qashqai J11 and X-Trail T32)

Engine / equipment

Cabin blower air inlet, under the scuttle panel: Nissan Qashqai J11 and X-Trail T32

Period mentioned

2014–2020

Symptoms

No air comes out of any of the vents; there may be snow in and around the blower motor air inlet, behind the scuttle panel.

Possible cause described

Nissan explains in two US bulletins (NTB19-080 for the 2014–2020 Rogue T32, and NTB20-098 for the 2017–2018 Rogue Sport J11, the Qashqai sold there) that snow can build up in the blower air inlet behind the scuttle panel and stop air flow from every vent. To prevent it, Nissan fits filters in the scuttle panel and at the wiper pivots.

Check for the garage

Clear snow from the base of the windscreen before setting off. If there is still no air, the bulletin says to clean snow, water and debris from the blower inlet, clean or replace the blower motor, replace its resistor if it does not work at every speed and fit the filters if the car does not have them.

Cost cited in the source

No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Sources from the original database